Woodland Center Correctional Facility

Woodland Center Correctional Facility (WCC)

Entrance to Woodland Center Correctional Facility
Location Whitmore Lake, Michigan
Coordinates 42°26′32″N 83°45′52″W / 42.44231°N 83.76444°W / 42.44231; -83.76444Coordinates: 42°26′32″N 83°45′52″W / 42.44231°N 83.76444°W / 42.44231; -83.76444
Status Open
Security class Level IV
Opened 2009 (2009)
Managed by Michigan Department of Corrections
Director Warden Joan Roggenbuck
Street address 9036 East M-36
City Whitmore Lake
County Livingston County, Michigan
State Michigan
ZIP code 48189
Country United States
Website Official website

Woodland Center Correctional Facility (WCC) is a Michigan prison for male prisoners with serious mental illnesses who cannot function adequately in a general prison population.[1][2][3]

Facility

The prison was opened in 2009 and has six housing pods, currently used for Michigan Department of Corrections male prisoners 18 years of age and older, except under certain circumstances when prisoners age 17 and below are admitted and housed separately. The facility is capable of providing on-site routine medical and dental care. Medical emergencies are treated by nearby hospitals. Food is prepared at a kitchen outside the secure perimeter and served at a designated area within the housing complex. The facility also provides religious programs, a general library, and a law library.[1]

Security

Each prisoner wears an electronic tether unit. The facility perimeter is patrolled by vehicles with armed personnel and surrounded by a 14 feet (4.3 m) curved fence with anti-climb fabric and an electronic detection system.[1]

Services

The facility offers therapeutic programs, including evaluations and treatment services from the Corrections Mental Health Program (CMHP) which are classified into acute care, rehabilitation treatment, or crisis stabilization.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Woodland Center Correctional Facility (WCC)". Michigan Department of Corrections. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
  2. "From the Daily: Arrest this development". The Michigan Daily. October 2, 2011. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
  3. Davis, Paula M. (September 27, 2011). "Bill to ban porn in Michigan prisons could be amended to focus on depiction of hardcore acts". MLive.com. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
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